How to Read Text File in HTML
Practically all modern HTML readers can read text documents in their native format. In fact, many HTML documents are written in text editors. All you need in order to be able to read a text file in an HTML reader is an HTML reader. And those are pretty common nowadays, considering that they are one of the basic functions of a web browser.
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Instructions
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Turn on your computer.
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Launch your web browser. If you don't have Internet access, don't worry. As long as you already have the text file on your computer, you do not need to be connected to the Internet in order to read it.
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From the web browser's menu bar, select "Open File" or just "Open..." if there is no specific option to open a file.
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Browse to and select the text file you wish to read, and click "OK." The text file will appear in the web browser exactly as it would appear in a text editor. You will only be able to read the file; you will not be able to edit it.
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Tips & Warnings
You may notice the absence of HTML tags in your text file. This is because it doesn't have any. Things like hard returns and tab indents are built into the .txt file format. Thus, if you were to try and convert a text document to an HTML document, the formatting would be all wrong. You would need to go in and insert the HTML tags manually, or use an HTML editor that does this for you.
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